2007-05-28 14:08:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Purely on stats yes, I am not a big fan, and am not going crazy because he's not in the HOF.
I'd much rather see Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame
2007-05-28 14:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a huge Cardinal fan, I don't think that Mark McGwire should be in The Hall Of Fame. Yes, he was a great player, but he took steroids. They may have been legal, but they were still steroids. On the same note, Sammy Sosa should not get into The Hall Of Fame because of the corked bat problems he had. But, if Pete Rose gets into The Hall, then the other two should be allowed in. I don't see that happening.
Do you?
2007-05-28 14:16:20 · answer #2 · answered by corncurl67 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
He doesn't belong there...neither does Raffy Palmeiro and as much as I hate to say it...neither does Sammy Sosa.
These people sat in front of Congress and lied to their faces.
McGwire didn't even have the courage to answer the damn questions.
His silence spoke volumes.
I myself was shocked and at the same time sadden that Mac didn't answer the question.
I honestly never thought Mac was on the juice.
He came into the league with a bang back in 85-86 with 49 Jacks. I thought he was gonna be a monster all his career...but the bad back stole many ABs from him.
Then to find out otherwise....it just killed me.
Maybe I was naive.
2007-05-28 14:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by Starks 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe he should be, but I'm fairly sure he won't be.
Here's the thing: We don't know 100% for sure that he was on steroids or HGH when he broke Roger Maris' home run record (or when he hit any of his homers, for that matter). Until, or unless, this can be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, you have to give him the benefit of the doubt.
There's a second point to this....
Even if he admits he took steroids or HGH, he didn't break the rules of Major League Baseball. They weren't banned until after he retired.......
2007-05-28 14:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by rmos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
And were it not for the cloud of steroids allegations hanging over him, he would be.
Alas, it is not up to me.
His 2008 Hall ballot return will be much more interesting than his 2007 (23.5%) was. Were many writers giving him a one-time thumbs-down, or will they hold the line? We really do not yet know.
2007-05-28 14:32:18 · answer #5 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget the possibility of using drugs and I believe he still comes up short. Sure he hit 70 homeruns one year but his batting average was just over 200 another year. Was never a great defensive player, never ran much and a lot of strikeouts. Why don't we just put his 70th homerun ball in the hall and leave him out.
2007-05-28 14:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I dont see why not. He has yet to be proven to take steriods, and innocent til proven guilty. So he may not be a first ballot hall-of-famer but he should be in hall. Who else besides Barry Bonds can say they have hit 70 HRs?
2007-05-28 14:15:32 · answer #7 · answered by R3000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he should, alot of pitchers were probably juiced at that time at well. Plus what ever happened to innocent until proven guilty. Would anyone else like it if they were called a child molester in the public media with no hard evidence.
2007-05-28 14:48:09 · answer #8 · answered by adam_lumina93 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
But if the have proven that he had taken steroids and by the way he commented it when he was in court says to me he did steroids but no one knows but if he did then it would be a NO!!!!!
2007-05-28 14:26:04 · answer #9 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because even if the man did use "The Juice" it was not banned by baseball during his career.
2007-05-28 18:36:52 · answer #10 · answered by sigeptxbeta02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋